Chicago Cubs

2ndin NL Central · 87-69

YES!

Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds

87-69 9 – 1

72-84

Final · Sun, Sep 20

Game Details

Great American Ball Park (Cincinnati) · 28,917 fans · Marquee Sports Net, MLB.TV, Reds.TV

Recap

Crow-Armstrong hits 45th homer as Cubs beat Reds 9-1, edge closer to playoff berth

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 45th home run as the Chicago Cubs moved closer to clinching a postseason berth with a 9-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

Recap via ESPN

Great American Ball Park · Cincinnati

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	1	0	4	0	3	0	0	1	0	9	13	1
CIN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0

Win Probability · Chicago Cubs

first pitchnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Chicago Cubs

Pete Crow-Armstrong · 3-5, HR, 2 RBI, 3 RBatting
David Peterson · 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 7 K (W, 9-8)Pitching

Cincinnati Reds

JJ Bleday · 1-3, HR, 1 RBI, 1 RBatting
Rhett Lowder · 3.0 IP, 5 ER, 3 K (L, 6-12)Pitching

2026 National League Central Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Strk
Milwaukee	103	59	.636	-	W5
Chicago	89	73	.549	14	W1
Pittsburgh	82	80	.506	21	W1
St. Louis	77	85	.475	26	L4
Cincinnati	75	87	.463	28	L1

Scoring

Top 8th

HR Suzuki homered to center (440 feet).9–1

Top 5th

HR Crow-Armstrong homered to center (411 feet), Ramirez scored.8–1

Top 5th

HR Conforto homered to right center (386 feet).6–1

Bot 4th

HR Bleday homered to right center (386 feet).5–1

Top 3rd

1B Ramirez singled to center, Bregman scored and Happ scored, Hoerner to third.5–0

Top 3rd

BO Hoerner walked, Busch scored, Happ to second, Bregman to third. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was overturned.3–0

Top 3rd

1B Happ singled to right, Crow-Armstrong scored, Bregman to second, Busch to third.2–0

Top 1st

1B Bregman singled to left, Crow-Armstrong scored.1–0

Team Stats

Chicago CubsCincinnati Reds

Batting

13 Hits 4

3 Home Runs 1

4 Walks 1

10 Strikeouts 8

1 Stolen Bases 2

16 Left on Base 10

Pitching & Fielding

118 Pitches Thrown 159

1 Errors 0

3 Double Plays 0

Box Score

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Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	#P	OBP	SLG
P. Crow-ArmstrongCF	5	3	3	2	1	0	0	.280	16	.371	.578
S. SuzukiRF	5	1	1	1	1	0	1	.267	13	.365	.470
M. Busch1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.239	24	.350	.396
A. Bregman3B	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	.262	7	.352	.452
M. Shaw2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.238	11	.330	.419
I. HappLF	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	.221	22	.331	.418
N. HoernerSS	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.265	23	.317	.355
M. ConfortoDH	5	1	1	1	1	0	2	.245	12	.339	.482
P. Ramirez3B	5	1	3	2	0	0	0	.266	15	.324	.419
M. AmayaC	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.234	16	.339	.371
Team	40	9	13	9	3	4	10		159

Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D. Peterson(W, 9-8)	6.0	3	1	1	1	7	1	83-54	4.96
C. Thielbar	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18-12	4.72
E. Cabrera	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-7	5.67
C. Rea	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	4.43
Team	9.0	4	1	1	1	8	1	118-78

Cincinnati Reds ▾

Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	#P	OBP	SLG
D. MyersCF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.260	9	.347	.372
C. JorgeCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	2	.185	.200
E. De La CruzSS	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.285	16	.366	.515
J. Brito2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	0	.293	.374
S. Stewart1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.268	9	.334	.470
T. StephensonDH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.246	12	.327	.411
J. BledayLF	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	.215	14	.325	.415
M. McLainSS	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.184	18	.274	.334
O. Cabrera3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	19	.000	.000
W. BanfieldC	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.200	10	.200	.267
K. Hayes3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	6	.200	.232
H. RodriguezRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	3	.265	.379
Team	31	1	4	1	1	1	8		118